Staying safe in a dangerous world.
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Debunking The Myths: Common Home Emergencies [Emergency]
Dumb Little Man has a great article about common home emergencies, including some not so common surival emergencies. Here they talk about snake bites: Do you rip off your shirt and wrap the wound? Suck out the poison and spit it on the ground? Get out your pocket knife and carefully cut the wound open…
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Unreality – Ten Optical Illusions That Will Hurt Your Brain [Brain Screwers]
Optical illusions are always fun to look at, mainly because it shows how flawed your brain is. This is a good article that has plenty of illusions to bust your brain. Subscribe:Â Â Â Â RSS | Twitter | Email
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David Blaine: How I held my breath for 17 min [Talk]
It’s worth noting that Neatorama had this sound advice on attempting anything like this: Unlike conventional modern magic, what was involved in the underwater breathhold was not special effects or hidden technology. Instead, Blaine prepared using a combination of hypoxic tent training to increase his hematocrit, preloading with 100% oxygen, meditation to decrease his oxygen…
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(Best Of) Secrets of Trades & Life’s Little Easter Eggs [Reddit Community]
via Shhh! Share the secrets of your trade/ Lifes little easter eggs.. : AskReddit (Best of comments, so you don’t have to scroll through the rather huge list of tips) Next time you lose your phone charger, don’t buy another one. Go to a hotel and say you think you lost it there. It’s the…
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Replace Your Lost Cellphone Charger for Free [Spotted]
Lifehacker had an article on how to Replace Your Lost Cellphone Charger for Free. Next time you lose your phone charger, don’t buy another one. Go to a hotel and say you think you lost it there. It’s the #1 most left behind item at hotels, so most places have a big bin filled with…
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Use the Universal Edibility Test to Find Food in a Survival Situation [Spotted Quickie]
I spotted this article on Lifehacker on the Use the Universal Edibility Test to Find Food in a Survival Situation. Subscribe:Â Â Â Â RSS Twitter Email
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Shoot Pennies From a Business Card [Spotted Quickie]
Have you ever wanted to take something of your wallet, load it with pennies, and then launch the pennies at unsuspecting people or other targets? Well, now you can with the Penny Shooter Business Card! Find more info here or watch the video below. via Gizmodo Subscribe:Â Â Â Â RSS Twitter Email
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Blippy Invites [Free]
Want a Blippy invite? Do the following: 1. RT any post using the RT button. 2. Subscribe via RSS. 3. Post a comment below linking to your RT. I have 20 invites for the first twenty to do this. What are you waiting for? Go! Subscribe:Â Â Â Â RSS Twitter Email
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How to Spot a Two-Way Mirror [Spot the Enemy]
Ever walked in to a room to wonder if behind that large mirror is a video camera, or worse, a team of people watching your every move? Want to find out how to check the mirror? Read on. First off, don’t act suspicious. You don’t want to let on that you think it is a…
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Top 10 Winter Survival Tools and Tactics [Survival]
Lifehacker recently had this article about winter survival. I found this part interesting: Forget what you’ve heard about cold-weather exercise—it’s perfectly fine, if you take the right precautions. About.com offers up a few tips for keeping safe and warm on the roads, and Runner’s World offers a webapp designed to help you decide what you…
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